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Nov 21, 2024
Cosmological Production of ROMP Dark Matter
Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics & Astronomy

Speaker: David Dunsky (New York University)

Nov 21, 2024
Joint AMO/IQSE – TAMU Optica Student Chapter seminar: High-Performance Active Backplane for LED Video Walls
IQSE seminar room, Mitchell Physics Building

Speaker: Doug Dykaar (DifTek Lasers, Inc.)

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HEPEC Seminar
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Quantum many-body topology in mixed states
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